Plans and motivation

[Nevvy]

Hi all, spending a bit of time writing my (training?) plan when all my events are cancelled. I've been looking through all the posts here and enjoying the community, wondering what my targets are. The race I'm most disappointed about is the Humber Bridge HM so I want to run my own HM on 28th June. Writing it here makes me accountable, is it ok if I keep spamming you all with my progress?

I have a few mini-challenges too, my running club's virtual handicap (10 miler next) and a trail run on the solstice as part of virtual team. I Jeff (run/walk intervals) all my runs, mostly 30:30 but sometimes 60:30 on short runs.

So, I guess my focus is a week by week one, next week's plan is this:

Mon: yoga, long walk or bike ride

Tues: Walk in my lunch hour (get out of school!)

Weds: 10 mile attempt, my handicap time is 1:53:41, 11:22 min miles (slightly scary!!!!) longest run recently was 8 miles at 11:52, so might not happen....

Thurs: Rest (but it's a work day, so I'll be on my feet plenty and probably cover 10 000 steps anyway!)

Friday: Walk or bike ride after school

Sat: trail run late, about 4-5 miles in an hour (mmm, also Husband's "big" birthday party, might be interesting!)

Sunday: rest (sleep off hangover?!!)

(Following week will start with Monday run)

Thoughts? Any advice gratefully received!

[Ellesbelles85 Marathon]

Definitely keep writing it on here... it’s great encouragement for the likes of me!

Well done on all your amazing achievements so far and good luck with the training program... it looks good! 😁

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Looks good to me! How do they figure out the handicap time?

[Nevvy Marathon in reply to roseabi]

I ran a 5k in 35:11, then a 5 mile in 54:50. Stupidly (!) I told coach my 5k was then down to 33:40.... so my 10k handicap predicted time was 1:09:32. I managed that in 1:08:08!!! So I am over-achieving on the predictions. 10 miles is a big jump from 10k though....

[misswobble Marathon]

Sounds like plenty going on 😃

Shame about the Humber Bridge! There’s always next year I’ve always fancied doing that one

Looks like an airbase there. I ran a disused one early morning from a

B & B Very interesting places for inveterate nosey Parker’s like me. I went back with my husband for a better look after breakfast 😃

There’s plenty of running around the Humber area. My niece lives out there and her running is coming along. The Cleethorpes seafront races were fab last year. September this year so they still might happen 🤞

[Nevvy Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Yes, the picture is at the finish of my last race...Mad March Hare (or hair, if you look at me!) 10k old Coltishall airbase in Norfolk.

I signed up to the series of 3 runs across the year, hoping the others will go ahead.

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Nevvy]

Fingers crossed ey 🤞😃

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

You're very busy, so definitely be kind to yourself .. some pampering on your rest days 👍. Shame about the event, I guess there will be many more cancelled tho before things get going again. We need to practice our virtual event skills. We have you in our diaries and will be cheering you over your finish line! In the meantime, yep we will keep you accountable to your training plan. Good luck!

[Nevvy Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thank you! If someone tells me to pamper myself I have to do it right?!

Yes, I'm mum in a busy house, I need to build in self care 😘

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Nevvy]

You must always do as you're told! As a mum you know that 😍

[Tasha99 Marathon]

That’s the same race I was most disappointed about too! I was really looking forward to it 😞

[Nevvy Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

I always wanted to run across the Humber bridge! Used to live in South Humberside (back to North Lincs now)

I'm looking at river-crossing routes in Norfolk for my HM, but no bridges are as impressive as that one!